Energy Efficiency

What Does a New Microwave Efficiency Rule Have to Do With Sea-Level Rise?

What Does a New Microwave Efficiency Rule Have to Do With Sea-Level Rise?

Stephen Lacey: June 6, 2013

More than you might think.

Watch Opower Founder’s TED Talk on the Behavioral Science of Efficiency

Watch Opower Founder’s TED Talk on the Behavioral Science of Efficiency

Stephen Lacey: June 6, 2013

“For the last five years, we’ve been running the largest behavioral science experiment in the world.”

Schneider Electric Sees Connected Home as Path to Efficiency

Schneider Electric Sees Connected Home as Path to Efficiency

Katherine Tweed: June 5, 2013

The grid giant partners with Alarm.com.

Stealthy KGS Takes Its Building Analytics to the Cloud

Stealthy KGS Takes Its Building Analytics to the Cloud

Jeff St. John: June 5, 2013

Small startup out of MIT lands Schneider Electric as partner.

EnergyIQ: Free Building Energy Tools Gain Ground

EnergyIQ: Free Building Energy Tools Gain Ground

Katherine Tweed: June 5, 2013

Berkeley Lab releases its energy benchmarking software for all.

Internet-of-Things Startup Brings in Talent From Amazon, Cisco and Silver Spring Networks

Internet-of-Things Startup Brings in Talent From Amazon, Cisco and Silver Spring Networks

Stephen Lacey: June 5, 2013

But will Ayla Networks convince OEMs to integrate intelligence into their products?

Wall Street Journal Warns of the ‘All-Powerful Bike Lobby’

Wall Street Journal Warns of the ‘All-Powerful Bike Lobby’

Stephen Lacey: June 3, 2013

WSJ editorial board member calls bike sharing the work of “totalitarians.”

A Little Less Coal in China

A Little Less Coal in China

Katherine Tweed: June 3, 2013

Six ways China is addressing its coal consumption

3 Big Energy Efficiency Stories You Should Know About

3 Big Energy Efficiency Stories You Should Know About

Adam James: May 31, 2013

Here are a few important efficiency stories flying under the radar.

What an Efficiency Startup Is Learning From Third-Party Solar Financing

What an Efficiency Startup Is Learning From Third-Party Solar Financing

Stephen Lacey: May 31, 2013

“We’ve studied the solar industry very carefully.”

How Hannon Armstrong Got the IRS to Approve Its Renewable REIT

How Hannon Armstrong Got the IRS to Approve Its Renewable REIT

Herman K. Trabish: May 30, 2013

Energy efficiency was the key to the first REIT for renewables.

Lessons Learned From SolarCity’s First Home Energy Storage Installs, Updated

Lessons Learned From SolarCity’s First Home Energy Storage Installs, Updated

Eric Wesoff, Jeff St. John: May 30, 2013

Never mind the bollards. Updated with images.

Cisco Pays $107M For Energy Software From VC-Backed JouleX

Cisco Pays $107M For Energy Software From VC-Backed JouleX

Eric Wesoff: May 29, 2013

A sign of momentum in greentech IT acquisitions?

Viridity’s Software Moves Beyond Traditional Demand Response

Viridity’s Software Moves Beyond Traditional Demand Response

Stephen Lacey: May 29, 2013

A sign of the evolution underway in the demand response sector

How Intelligence Can Unlock Vast Efficiency Potential in the C&I Sector

How Intelligence Can Unlock Vast Efficiency Potential in the C&I Sector

Stephen Lacey: May 28, 2013

GTM explores the importance of intelligent efficiency at its upcoming Avant EE conference.